Makayla

 

M - Maniac

A - Astoundingly amazing

K - Krazy

A - Adorable

Y - Young ( Y is a hard letter!)

L - Leo (that should say it all)
A - Adventurous
 

This girl is almost 16 months old now. 
She is always good for a laugh;
whether it's her running into a wall,
tripping over her own feet,
or just being silly!  She is the most energetic
little thing I know and love!

Lydia

L - Lovely

Y - Yikes, she's smart

D - Dancer

I - Interesting conversations

A - Artsy

 

"Monster Face"

 

Lydia is 3 1/2 years old now.  It seems like yesterday I

was rocking my first born to sleep and trying to

figure out this whole parenthood thing! 

 She lights up my world everyday!

Austin: 2 Months

 

It is simply amazing how fast 2 months can fly by! 

He is wiggling and smiling all the time...

and still growing like a weed!

He is a very healthy eater,

and most nights he sleeps like a champion!

Thank you, Austin, for being perfect! :)

 

 

A - Accidental (but the best accident EVER!)

U - Unique

S - Sweet

T - Tough guy

I - Innocent

N - Newest member of the Oele Clan

Behind the Scenes: Oele Family Picture Day

Yes, Makayla is driving the car!

(Don't call CPS...it was only in a parking lot!)

1st shot of Grandpa with all 3 Oele kids!

Megan with her new shadow, Lydia.

Everyone watching and waiting while the

photographers do the work!

Our 5 beautiful ballerina nieces!

Dylan and Makayla

 

We also celebrated Dylan's 1st birthday, and I think

Makayla enjoyed her cake more than she did!

Beginning.

 

Middle.

End.

The girls with Austin! :)

Austin...by the numbers!

9.23.12 - His Birthday :)

104 - number of minutes labor and delivery took

8 - minimum number of times I asked, with no avail, for an epidural - or any pain meds

8.4 - Austin's weight at birth

20.5 - Austin's height at birth

2 - number of big sisters that love him

1 - number of dogs that will be tortured by him

8-10 - number of times he eats a day

6-8 - number of diapers in a day

5.5 - longest stretch of sleep at night so far (8 days old)

100 - number of hugs and kisses and cuddles he gets from all of us daily

 

And last but not least

 

5 - The number of people now in our family!!

 

We are so excited to finally have Austin Lee home with us.  We feel beyond blessed to have 3 perfect and healthy children; which is honestly the only thing that matters!  He is a great baby so far, eating and sleeping great, and very cuddly! 

 

 

September...so far!

While we anxiously await the arrival of Toothless...

we have had some fun!

 

ALLEGAN COUNTY FAIR

Cotton Candy, Farm Animals, Rides, and Smiles!

 

"Let me go too, please!"

A couple days later we went back for the Parade!

 

Makayla got into it quite a bit.  She loved the lights,

animals, and music!

 

AROUND THE HOUSE

 



My pretty ladies! :)

The girls didn't show much interest in Joel's sparklers,

so he decided to have his own fun!

Of course, Makayla is the one who tries to grab the lit end....

Love my little dare devil!

Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

I know all these pics are on facebook too, but here are the
highlights! We had a great day here.  It rained all morning and
stopped as we were walking in the gates!  Perfect timing! 
The afternoon warmed up to very nice sunny and mid 80's!

It was a Monday also, so between the weekday and the rain

it was quiet and not busy at all! 

We had a blast riding the log ride down the river in Australia,

the endangered animal carousel in Indonesia, and the train. 
Makayla got to pet an armadillo, while Lydia got to ride

 the Sky Safari ride with Dad (over looks the African animals)!

Spencer the Armadillo
 

Endangered Animals Carousel in Indonesia

Cooling off in Australia after lunch!

Mama with her Joey

 (there were 7 joeys, but this is the only one we saw).

Sky Safari Ride

Sleeping Hyena

These things are a lot bigger than we thought!

Bill the Lion was chillin right in front of the glass.

Very cool for Joel and I since the big cats are both of our favorites!

Ina came sniffing too. I think she was bummed glass separated us! :)

 Sea Lion kisses after the show.  Very entertaining!

Train ride around the lake.